I currently have a 150 watt (probably a bit high - I have to offset it on an angle on top of the screen so the temp doesn't get too high on that one end) infrared bulb in the ol' lamp-o, and it has worked fairly well so far. Minus the humidity, of course.

But the main issue is, the lamp itself has been dropped a couple times (ERG!) and now the glue holding the bulb into the metal socket is completely botched. It's lolling around and literally ready to fall out. So I went ahead and bought a "moonlight" 75 watt (it was the highest wattage they had in stock. They had plenty of daylight bulbs with higher wattage, but the tank is in the bedroom, so it would pose an obvious problem at OUR bedtime) blue heat bulb, and wanted some input before I started messing with things. If I take out the infrared, it will surely pop out in the twisting process, so then it will be entirely useless.

Provided it's a 29g tank, will 75 watts provide enough heat in the meantime until the pet store receives another shipment? And do the blue bulbs emit the same amount of heat as the infrared, if the comparing wattage were the same?


Any and all input is appreciated! Thanks, guys!